Richard Luken

Santa visited the LaHarpe community over the weekend in preparation for the big holiday. With Christmas Eve rapidly approaching, Santa Claus squeezed in another opportunity Saturday in LaHarpe to visit with youngsters to get their wish lists prior to D (as in Delivery) Day. With Christmas Eve

Hadlee Allen drained a desperation 3-pointer as time expired Monday to give Humboldt Middle School a 24-23 come-from-behind win over Caney valley. CANEY — Hadlee Allen brought a little holiday magic to the basketball court Monday evening. The Humboldt Middle School seventh-grader drained a buz

Yates Center Middle School had the upper hand against Marmaton Valley Junior High's boys and girls, winning a series of hard-fought contests. Marmaton Valley Junior High’s Reagan Marshall (2) is guarded by Yates Center Middle School’s Loryn Kress Monday. MORAN — Yates Center Middle School’s bo

Humboldt High earned four first-place finishes at Friday's tournament in Coffeyville. Iola also sent a pair of wrestlers, both of whom finished in third in their classes. COFFEYVILLE — If diamonds are a girl’s best friend, gold may be a close second at Humboldt High School. A team of Lady Cub

Humboldt took control of things early with a 35-2 run and never looked back in a 61-16 win over Eureka Monday. The Cubs are at Neodesha Thursday. HUMBOLDT — When Humboldt High’s boys took to the court Monday, head coach David Taylor figured he’d deploy a full-court press in an attempt to rattle v

Iola High's girls saw their offense go into a funk in the second quarter against rival Burlington. The Mustangs were unable to get back into gear the rest of the way in a 59-32 loss. Iola hosts Prairie View Thursday. Iola High’s girls and Burlington gave the fans an entertaining show Tuesday — at

Iola native Chase Vaughn has been promoted to partner with attorney Bob Johnson, creating Johnson Vaughn PA. Chase Vaughn didn’t follow a typical path to becoming an attorney. But it sure hasn’t taken him long to establish a foothold in the legal community now that he’s arrived. The Iola n

Football standouts from Iola, Humboldt, Marmaton Valley and Crest high schools earned all-state recognition this season. Humboldt's Blake Ellis and Kyler Isbell and Marmaton Valley's Brayden Lawson earned first-team honors. Highly successful seasons on the gridiron led to an additional round of p

Humboldt Middle School's Aspen Wimsett hit 1 of 2 free throws with .4 seconds left to give the Lady Cubs a 23-23 win over Eureka Thursday. It marked the second straight game that HMS scored the winning points on its last possession. HUMBOLDT — Humboldt Middle School’s Lady Cubs are getting accust

Iola high's wrestling team defeated both Neodesha and Erie in a pair of duals Thursday, thanks to some timely victories by a contingent of underclassmen. It’s fitting that a night of high drama on the wrestling mat was decided by a pair of unsung Iola High sophomores. The Mustangs trailed Erie